#summer equinox

[lunegrimm]

Walpurga's night - the birth of the summer sun marking to beginning of the summer equinox ☀️

[yourauraabymaria]

sun in cancer

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the sun enters cancer on June 21st. this is also known as the summer solstice. this is the longest day of the year. it's kind of funny when you think cancer season bringing the longest day of the year. cancer being the hermit of the zodiac sign, having the longest day of the year doesn't seem right. if this day was given to leo, that would make more sense. but with cancer who prefers to stay lowkey, and out of the way, to have the longest day where their visibility is up for display cannot be more far to what cancer represents. cancer season is a time where you want to spend time with family. that could be why they like to hideaway. rather than spend time in the limelight. for cancers, being at home with their loved ones is much more preferred. this is also a time where the love of your country comes into mind. you love the place you call home, whether it be the house you go to everyday, or the country where you are born. this is important for you during this time. it's also important to honor your parents, ancestors, and everybody who came before you. there is something so spiritual about this time that people forget. you are here because of the people before you. honor and respect that. especially honoring the mother during this time. cancer being ruled by the moon has a deep connection to the mother. who you are is because of the life that was given to you by the vessel that is the womb of your mother. mothers are the life givers of the earth. I saw a quote online, can't remember where I saw it from, but the quote said "that the earth is filled with mothers and their children". such a beautiful realization, and something to take note of during this cancer season. the feminine should be respected and adored, not only as the portal that brings life, but because the feminine gives life to everything, big or small. use your sun/moon/rising to see the affirmation that fits this cancer season or you.

aries: I am choosing to build my life even when the ground feels uncertain.

taurus: I am letting myself want things again, even the ones that scared me last time I tried.

gemini: I release shame and step into the truth that I deserve compassion.

cancer: I dismiss the voice that says I should be further along by now.

leo: I am release the pressure to have it all figured out by now.

virgo: I am giving my inner child permission to want things qihvut bracing for disappointment.

libra: It is okay to leave a conversation that is costing me my peace.

scorpio: I am allowed to set a boundary with family and still call it love.

sagittarius: I am transforming and I am letting the old version of me rest in peace.

capricorn: I am allowed to be proud of something small in a world that only celebrates big.

aquarius: I am done being surprised when good things happen to me.

pisces: I am safe in my body right now.

[howellfotography]

Visiting Jim's Medicine Wheel at the Equinox

Our good friend and former president of the Colorado Springs Astronomical Society, Jim West, had some of his ashes scattered here where his friends built him a proper archaeoastronomy medicine wheel. We visit every year, talk a little, and share a drink. Jim was the best of us.

[astroartmuse]

[sammywarddraws]

Summer Solstice Ghoul!

[ofallingstar]

Happy Summer Equinox and Blessed Litha!

In honor of the Summer Equinox/Litha, I wanted to share my two Witchy Vibes playlists:

Witchy Vibes, Part 1

Genres: Folk, Celtic, Neo-Pagan, Medieval

Featuring: Cécile Corbel, Blackmore’s Night, S. J. Tucker, Heather Dale, Lila, Enya, Loreena McKennitt, Spiral Dance, Lisa Dancing-Night, Celtic Woman…

Witchy Vibes, Part 2

Genres: Folk, Neo-Pagan, Metal, Darkwave

Featuring: Inkubus Sukkubus, Wendy Rule, Trobar de Morte, Karliene, Gåte, The Moon & The Nightspirit, Myrkur, Tarja, Faun, Daemonia Nymphe…

Additionally, I made this list in Letterboxd about movies/TV shows to watch during the festivities:

Wheel of the Year

Enjoy! ☀️

[ask-hetalia-sun-and-moon]

Summer is here! Leave your offerings out for Summer and maybe he’ll tone down the heat waves.

[bewitched-moonlight]

☀️ Celebrating Litha ☀️

Midsummer | June 19-22

🕯️ Decorations: sun wheel, fire, oak, birch, seashells, sunflowers

🌿 Incense: lemon, lavender, orange, pine, rose, sage, vervain

🥧 Food: lemon, summer fruits, honey, oranges, carrot juice, cheese, iced tea, sunflower seeds, beer

Here we are at Midsummer, we have arrived at the longest day and the shortest night of the year. The earth is awash with fertility and fulfillment, and this is a time of joy and celebration, of expansiveness and the celebration of your achievements. It is a turning point.

Rituals to celebrate:

🥳 With people, visit a honey farm and bake honey cakes.

🍽️ In the kitchen, use lemon in your salads, sea foods, cakes, tea, everywhere!

🎨 Get crafty, by making a suncatcher and hanging it at your window.

💃 Dress up, with shades of deep green and yellow to represent the union of earth and sun.

📜 Write in your journal, about a difficult topic that needs addressing in the second half of the year.

🔮 Meditate, about what makes you feel strong and full of life.

Other ideas to celebrate:

Worship the sun by watching it rise and set.

Take a nap in the sun to absorb its inspiration and energy.

Use sunlight to cleanse your room and charge your crystals.

Make homemade petal popsicles.

Decorate your altar with dried citrus ornaments.